America was settled by a wide array of people from across the world. With them, each individual brought their own religious beliefs, cultural practices, ethnicities, and many other factors that make America incredibly diverse. All of these different culture groups have differing situations such as those concerning wealth, prejudice and discrimination, rates of crime, and income.
The different ethnic groups in America vary greatly in the amount of income they receive, but the diversity and intricacies of each group make it hard to generalize why this is the case. One factor that contributes to the disparity of economic statuses among different demographics is the percentage of the group that is at an age to make substantial amounts of money. Also, the amount of citizens of an ethnic group that inhabits an area where people usually earn higher income results in a larger income for the group of the whole. Education also greatly influences income. Those educated in higher quality institutions are able to obtain more difficult, higher-paying jobs. Low income groups also generally tend to be more fertile. This is a problem because their lack of income results in their children not receiving the same resources their parents did not receive, and the cycle repeating.
The different ethnic groups that now comprise America all arrived at different times in different locations. The place and time when each group arrived plays a significant role in the type of work and success they experienced. These effects can still be seen today in the larger income of African Americans, Mexicans, and Native Americans in the North than those in the South. The creation of the steam powered engine allowed poorer people from Europe to begin coming to the US years after affluent citizens had been traveling by sail. Often times, immigrants, such as the Irish, traveled by cargo ship and did not get to choose where they were going. As a result, they were thrusted into an area with very little opportunity for immigrants to achieve some sort of wealth. For black people, there forced entrance into the south of slavery still has a severe impact on their opportunity for achievement. African Americans in the south earn an average fifty percent lower income than those in the North.
Summary of Ethnic America
America was settled by a wide array of people from across the world. With them, each individual brought their own religious beliefs, cultural practices, ethnicities, and many other factors that make America incredibly diverse. All of these different culture groups have differing situations such as those concerning wealth, prejudice and discrimination, rates of crime, and income.
The different ethnic groups in America vary greatly in the amount of income they receive, but the diversity and intricacies of each group make it hard to generalize why this is the case. One factor that contributes to the disparity of economic statuses among different demographics is the percentage of the group that is at an age to make substantial amounts of money. Also, the amount of citizens of an ethnic group that inhabits an area where people usually earn higher income results in a larger income for the group of the whole. Education also greatly influences income. Those educated in higher quality institutions are able to obtain more difficult, higher-paying jobs. Low income groups also generally tend to be more fertile. This is a problem because their lack of income results in their children not receiving the same resources their parents did not receive, and the cycle repeating.
The different ethnic groups that now comprise America all arrived at different times in different locations. The place and time when each group arrived plays a significant role in the type of work and success they experienced. These effects can still be seen today in the larger income of African Americans, Mexicans, and Native Americans in the North than those in the South. The creation of the steam powered engine allowed poorer people from Europe to begin coming to the US years after affluent citizens had been traveling by sail. Often times, immigrants, such as the Irish, traveled by cargo ship and did not get to choose where they were going. As a result, they were thrusted into an area with very little opportunity for immigrants to achieve some sort of wealth. For black people, there forced entrance into the south of slavery still has a severe impact on their opportunity for achievement. African Americans in the south earn an average fifty percent lower income than those in the North.